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Northrop Grumman targets lunar navigation market with Webb-derived guidance system

The LR-450 is designed for spacecraft operating in the absence of GPS signals

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Psyche Spacecraft Spies Mars Ahead of May 15th Gravitational Assist

A close flyby past the Red Planet this week will send NASA’s Psyche mission on its way towards its final…

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SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites

SES has canceled two satellites Intelsat ordered before being acquired by the Luxembourg-based multi-orbit operator, joining France’s Eutelsat in pulling…

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SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch

SpaceX has set a date for the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Starship vehicle, which is critical to the…

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Were Martian Tides Strong Enough to Shape its Ancient Landscape?

You’re an anaerobic microbe sunbathing on a Martian beach billions of years ago listening to the small waves hit the…

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SpaceX’s Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here’s when it will fly

SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship Version 3, an advanced new vehicle that could help…

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Before and After the 2025 Tsunami in Alaska

In 2025, a retreating glacier in Alaska caused a landslide into a fjord named Tracy Arm. The landslide triggered a…

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FCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition

SpaceX has the FCC’s blessing to buy EchoStar spectrum to improve direct-to-device services in the United States, subject to a…

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Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome

The estimate is over 20 years; space-based interceptors would account for most of the cost

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Jupiter Is Much More Complicated Than Previously Thought, Says NASA

Jupiter, the gravitational behemoth that makes up a lion’s share of our solar system’s planetary content, is much more complicated…

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